Legal Opinion
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided July 17, 1991No. Civ. A. 3:91CV00058, 3:91CV00165PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SPENCER, District Judge.
Defendants seek partial dismissal of this suit under the Clean Water Act (“CWA”). Plaintiffs oppose this, and also seek to amend three paragraphs of their complaint, which defendants oppose in part. For the reasons that follow, the defendants’ motion is GRANTED, and the plaintiffs’ motion is GRANTED in part; the parties shall have an additional opportunity to further brief the propriety of part of the amended complaint.
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Plaintiffs in this case 1 are the Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. (NRDC), other environmental advocacy groups and…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Califano v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Environmental Protection Agency v. California Ex Rel. State Water Resources Control BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Jimmy P. Davis, as of the Estate of Dallas D. Hardy, Jr., Deceased v. Piper Aircraft CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Russell E. Train, in His Official Capacity as Administrator, Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Simpson Tacoma Kraft Co. v. Department of EcologyWashington Supreme Court · 1992
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
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- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993